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package org.cloudifysource.usm.shutdown;

import org.cloudifysource.usm.USMComponent;
import org.cloudifysource.usm.USMException;

/**********
 * Interface for process killer USM component, responsible for shutting down a service process.
 * 
 * @author barakme.
 * @since 1.0
 * 
 */
public interface ProcessKiller extends USMComponent {

	/*********
	 * Kills a process by its pid.
	 * 
	 * @param pid the process ID.
	 * @throws USMException if failed to kill the process.
	 */
	void killProcess(long pid)
			throws USMException;
}
